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A four-legged robot tested under simulated Martian gravity jumps from wall to wall in a new video, demonstrating how future explorers could navigate terrain too challenging for today’s rovers. Designed for use in low-gravity environments like on the moon and Mars, the four-legged robot, named Olympus, uses “double” limbs with jointed knees and paw-like feet for agile movement. At the …

“Clankers”: A robot slur emerges to express disdain for AI’s takeover  Axios How ‘Clanker’ Became the Internet’s New Favorite Slur  Rolling Stone It’s 2025, the year we decided we need a widespread slur for robots  NPR Is an AI backlash brewing? What ‘clanker’ says about growing frustrations with emerging tech  yahoo.com A new slur for AI is circling the internet; are we in the …

Wavy Dave the robot crustacean has been showing scientists how male fiddler crabs respond when they see a fellow crab waving. Famous for their enormous claws, the team made Wavy Dave blend in by giving him a huge claw of his own, only for it to get ripped off by a male crab. Before he was struck down, Wavy Dave’s …

During a Chinese music festival, a humanoid robot named “Adam” graced the stage in what was half performance art and half marketing stunt — and did so while semi-disguised in a loose-fitting hoodie that did a terrible job obscuring its mechanical legs and hands that made it very clear that it was, indeed, a robot. As spotted by New Atlas, Adam the …

Should robots be able to cannibalize each other so they can accelerate their evolution, bringing them closer to resembling self-sufficient lifeforms capable of living independently of their human masters? Good news if your answer to that question is “yes”: a team of researchers from Columbia University have built a robot that can seek out and merge with other robots to …

IN A NUTSHELL 🤖 Adam, a humanoid robot developed by PNDbotics, made a significant impact at the VOYAGEX Music Festival in China. 🎶 The robot’s performance demonstrated its technical prowess, with 44 degrees of full-body freedom and five-digit hands. 🚀 As a PR success, Adam’s appearance highlighted the potential of robots to enhance live performances and engage audiences. 🔧 PNDbotics …

This cannibal robot can grow and heal by eating other robots  Euronews.com Watch this robot ‘cannibal’ grow bigger and stronger by consuming smaller robots  Live Science New Cannibalistic Robots Consume Other Machines to Grow and Heal on Their Own  Discover Magazine Cannibalism Could Let Robots Self-Repair  Newsweek ‘Cannibal’ robot can grow by consuming other machines  The Independent Source link

“Elon definitely snapped,” Jamel Bullock says, conveying a compliment of high praise, a cultural colloquialism. A Silverlake-based design creative who works in fashion and tech, Bullock bought a Model 3 a couple of months ago and considers it “the best car of all time.” Overall, he says, the diner experience is what LA needs and will make for a great …

Robots that Grow by Consuming Other Robots – YouTube Watch On Scientists have created a prototype robot that can grow, heal and improve itself by integrating material from its environment or by “consuming” other robots. It’s a big step forward in developing robot autonomy, the researchers say. The researchers coined the term “robot metabolism” to describe the process that enables …

Misty Williams checks into the emergency room at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from time to time for treatment of debilitating pain from sickle cell disease, which causes red blood cells to stiffen and block the flow of blood. After pain medication and hydration are ordered, the 41-year-old Los Angeles resident makes an unusual request: access to a virtual reality headset with …